Johnson fell out of a canoe about 12:30 p.m. in the lake, a shallow body of water just north of the Kalamazoo River channel. Police said Johnson, who went underwater, could not reach the canoe because it drifted away in the wind.

Rescuers found his body in 8 to 10 feet of water in a weedy part of the lake. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.